Towel or cloth holder



Oct. 7, 1952 MOORE TOWEL OR CLOTH HOLDER Filed Aug. 15, 1950 E A m W HW//////7/// /////////A M Q I l- M M I q uv V E L D NU ,2 mgEwV PatentedOct. 7, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention appertains to towel or cloth holders and especially to ameans for supporting a plurality of holders.

The primary object of the instant invention is to provide a supportingmeans for a plurality of separate resilient holders which are formedwith slots or slits providing gripping jaws for holding cloth articles.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wall mounted supportfor a plurality of separate resilient discs which are grouped on thesupport in such a manner that each holder can, at all times, be used.

Another object of this invention is to form each resilient holder from adisc having a slot or slit formed therein which slot is provided withreinforcing means.

These and ancillary objects and structural features of merit areattained by this invention, the preferred embodiment of which is setforth in the accompanying specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein;

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the support with the holdersmounted therein;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1 on the center linejFigure 3 is a front elevational view of one of the holders with asection of the circumferential edge broken away to illustrate the meansfor mounting the holders on the support;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of one of the holders, and

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of one of the holders.

With more particular reference to the accompanying drawing, the deviceI0 includes a support I2 and a plurality of resilient holders I4, whichare mounted in the support. The support 12 is molded from a suitablethermo-setting plastic or stamped from a sheet of thin metal and isconcavo-convexly shaped. Openings I6 are formed in the center portion ofthe support and may be arranged in any desired relation but thetriangular arrangement, as illustrated, is preferred since then all ofthe holders may be used at all times without the articles being twistedor caught together and with each article hanging removed from the othersfor faster drymg.

A small opening [8 is formed in the center of the support to accommodatea headed fastener 20, whereby the support is afiixed to a wall 22 withthe convex side facing outwardly. The opening 18 may be dispensed withby securing the end of the shank of the fastener to the center of theconcave side or by forming it integrally therewith so that it extendstherefrom.

Each of the holders l4 includes a circular resilient molded disc 24,having an enlarged or reinforced circumferential edge or rim 26, whichis formed with a peripheral groove 28 adapted to engage on the edges ofthe openings it, as seen in Figure 2. Normally, this frictionalengagement will securely mount the discs in the openings but adhesivemay be placed in the grooves to insure a secure mounting. Of course, thediscs could be made non-circular with only a change in the openings I6,cut in the support, being required to mount them in the support and, forcheaper manufacture, the rims could be left without reinforcement andcemented to an inwardly facing flange formed on the edges of theopenings 16.

The disc is provided with a diametrically disposed rib 30 on its outerface 32, and the disc and rib are slit to form the slot 34. The slot isreinforced by the split sections of the rib which function as grippingjaws, as seen in Figure 2. As noted therein, the edges of a towel orsimilar cloth article are pushed into the slotted rib and through theslot 34, with the outer edges of the rib sections flexing inwardly andyieldingly clamping on the edges of the article.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A cloth holder comprising a support having openings with edges formedtherein, means for mounting the support on a wall, resilient discshaving grooved circumferential edges, said grooved edges being mountedon the edges of the openings in the support and said discs havingreinforced slits extending transversely therethrough.

2. A cloth holder comprising a support having openings with edges formedtherein, means for mounting the support on a wall, resilient discssupported by the support and having ribs formed on their outer faces,said ribs being slit to form reinforced slots for receiving andyieldingly retaining articles, and means for mounting the discs in theopenings, said last means including reinforced circumferential edges onsaid discs and grooves formed in the outer surfaces of the edgesreceiving the edges of the openings in the support.

DUDLEY E. MOORE.

REFERENCES orrED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 567,238 Holzheimer Sept. 8, 18961,697,814 Forbes Jan. 1, 1929 1,952,695 Webb Mar. 27, 1934 2,513,846Collins July 4, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 39,974Netherlands Jan. 15, 1937 171,295 Switzerland Nov. 1, 1934 216,155Switzerland Aug. 15, 1941

